Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those rules benefit companies as well as workers

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Federal officials in white hard hats speak with miners in an Indiana coal mine in 2015. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley President Donald Trumps administration has announced its intention to pause or reverse regulations on mine...

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year

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Prescribed burns like this one are intentional, controlled fires used to clear out dry grass and underbrush that could fuel more destructive wildfires. Ethan Swope/Getty Images Red skies in August, longer fire seasons and...

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

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More than 440 anti-DEI bills have been introduced in 42 states since the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-conscious college admissions. J Studios/Getty Images Diversity, equity and inclusion, which has become...

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison

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Students work in the high-altitude baking laboratory. Archives and Special Collections, Colorado State University Many bakers working at high altitudes have carefully followed a standard recipe only to reach into the oven...

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

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The likes pour in for some politicians who post misinformation. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images What happens when politicians post false or toxic messages online? My team and I found evidence that suggests U.S....

I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my home − here’s how rural towns and counties in North Carolina and beyond cooperate to rebuild

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Last year was a record year for disasters in the United States. A new report from the British charity International Institute for Environment and Development finds that 90 disasters were declared nationwide in 2024, from...

A warning for Democrats from the Gilded Age and the 1896 election

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Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller administers the oath of office to William McKinley during his presidential inauguration in 1897, as outgoing President Grover Cleveland looks on. AP Photo/Library of Congress More than...